Staff Sergeant Greg "Mac" Hassay is a professional soldier who joined the Army before the war. He is a tough leader and excellent tactician. He tells his men to "shoot first - it pisses the enemy off long enough to make the second shot count!" Staff Sergeant Hassay is the platoon sergeant for the 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 502 PIR (Baker's Platoon).

Sgt. Matt Baker is a soft-spoken young man who grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. When the war started he volunteered to be a paratrooper, but never expected to lead his squad.

Cpl. Sam Corrion is a tough soldier who spent his days before the war earning a living at a textile mill. He's also a weapons expert who is fluent with both American and German small arms.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole is the commander of the 3rd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.

Sgt. George Risner was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Risner volunteered for the U.S. Army with Matt Baker after graduating from high school. Because of a knee injury during basic training, Risner was unable to join the paratroops and was separated from his friend Matt. Risner joined the tank corps instead, and became the commander of an M5 Stuart tank in the 70th Tank Battalion. Risner is scheduled to land at Utah beach and has agreed to link up with Baker in Normandy after D-Day.

Pvt. First Class Kevin "Legs" Leggett is a radio operator hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Leggett is fond of quoting obscure poetry and thinks that all stories should have happy endings. He's just now started to realize that in war, the story often ends differently.

Prior to enlisting, Cpl. Joe "Red" Hartsock spent most of his adult life working on his father's land in Laramie, Wyoming. He has a wife, Erma, and a daughter, Carol, back at the family ranch. Red wants to win the war so he can get back home to his family.

Pvt. Michael Desola has three passions in life - fighting the Germans, playing baseball, and Italian food. He wants to go back to Philadelphia and one day take over his family's Italian restaurant from his father.

Pvt. Jack Courtland is a younger man from Richmond, Virginia who enjoys playing baseball in his free time. He tells everyone that someday he will be a professional ball player - catcher for the New York Yankees.

Pvt. Stephan "Obi" Obrieski is a Polish immigrant who volunteered for the paratroopers to prove he is an American. He hopes to rescue his family from Poland after the war...if they survive Nazi occupation.

Pvt. Johnny Rivas is always seen holding his sketchbook and pencil, he draws whatever is around him. Rivas has said many times he'll jump with more pencils than ammo so he will always remember what he sees around him.

Zanovich is the oldest member of the squad. Ran away from home at age 16 and served in the French Foreign Legion. Zanovich fought as an infantryman in the 13th Demi-Brigade (Battalion) of the Foreign Legion at Narvik and Bjervik in Norway. Was at Dunkirk in 1940 and, with his enlistment up, made his way back to the US to join the US Army after December 7, 1941.